Cabinet-drawer and the like.



B. G. RICHARDS.

CABINET DRAWER AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1914.

Patented Nov; 16, 1915.

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D THE LIKE.

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Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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n sra'r air BRAYTON e. RICHARDS, or cnrcaco, ILLINOIS, assieivon T 1. n.WARREN MFG. 00.,

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

GABINET-IDRAWER AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed September 2, 1914.. Serial No. 859,749.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BRAYTON G. RICH- ARDS, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cabinet-Drawers and the like, of which thefollowing is a description.

My invention relates to improvements in cabinet drawers and the like andhas for its object the provision of an improved construction of thischaracter especially adapts ed for use in exhibiting samples of thecontents thereof.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view of the forward end of a drawer embodying myinvention, Fig. 2, an enlarged front elevation of the drawer withportions broken away and others shown in section, Fig. 3, an end view ofa sample board employed in the construction, Fig. 1, a perspective viewof an eccentric clamping lever employed in the construction, Fig. 5, a.section taken on line 55 of Fig. 2, Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 2,but showing a modified form of construction, Fig. 7, an end view ofthesample board shown in Fig. 6, Fig. 8, a perspective view of an eccentricclamping lever employed in the construction shown in Fig. 6, and Fig. 9,a perspective view of a T-block employed in the construction. 1

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5inclusive, comprises an ordinary cabinet drawer having a glass front 11.A sample boardlQ is adjustable in said drawer and is provided withvertical grooves 13 in the ends thereof. The rear wall14c of each of thegrooves 13slidably engages a notch 15 formed in a T-block 16 slidable ina horizontal T-groove 17 formed in the corresponding side of drawer 10.By this arrangement it will be observed that the sample board may bereadily adjusted to any desired position in the drawer.

Arranged in each of the grooves 13 are two eccentric clamping cams 18,said cams being pivotally suspended in said grooves and having theirclamping surfaces knurled and in position to contact with thecorrespondmg slde walls of drawer 10 upon slight outward swingingthereof. A strip 19 1s slidably mounted on the rear wall of each of saidgrooves being held in position by means of nails or pins 20 extendingacross the grooves as indicated. Strip 19 is provided with two outwardlyextending cam surfaces 21 normally resting against the lower inner endsof cam members 18 and adapted to swing'said cam members outwardly uponupward movement of said slide 19 relatively to said cam members. Thelower end 22 of each of the slides 19 pro trudes slightly from thebottom of the sample board 12 and a stop 23 is formed on each of saidslides in position to contact with the uppermost nail 20 to limit thedownward movement of said slide so that the lower end thereof shallprotrude but slightly. Notches 2a are provided in the rear walls 141 ofgrooves 13 and are of a size to pass readily over T-blocks 16 to permitremoval of said sample board. By this arrangementit will be observedthat all that is necessary to lock the sample board securely in adjustedposition is to depress the same whereupon cam members 18 will be thrownoutwardly into engagement with the corresponding walls of drawer 10andautomatically clamp the sample board in position upon furtherdepression thereof. l/Vhen it is desired to release the sample board allthat is necessary is to elevate the same slightly whereupon said cammembers 18 will automatically release. When it is desired to completelyremove the sample board the same is elevated sufliciently to bringnotches 24 in registration with blocks 16 whereupon slight forwardmovement of the sample board completely releases the same. By thisarrangement it will be observed that both sides of the sample board areleft clear for the accommodation and attachment of samples thereto andthat the grooves 13 may be made quite shallow if desired so as to permitof the driving of nails or the passage of other members through almostthe entire sample board.

The modified form of construction illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8operates on substantially the same principle as that already describedbut the clamping cams 18 are connected by a pivoted link 25 and a strut26 depends from the lower cam 18 to effect initial engagement with thesides of the'd'r'awer.

Otherwise the two constructions are identical and-the operatlon the sameWVhile I have illustrated anddescribed the preferred forms ofconstruction for carryv ing my invention into efiect;these are capa bleor" variation and modification without departing from the spirit ofthe'invention.

I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to, the.

precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself ofsuch variations and modifications as come within the scope of. theappendedclaims,

Having described my invention what I claim asnewand desire to secure byLetclamping cams pivoted in said. groovesand arranged to clamp the sidesof said compartment upon; depression of said, member;

, and means contacting with the bottom of the compartment andarranged tothrowsaid cam into engagement with the sides of the compartment upon,depression 03E said mem-o ber, substantially as described.

2. Incombination, a V compartment; a memberextending across saidcompartment and adjustabletherein, the endszof said memher beingprovided with grooves; eccentric clamping cams pivoted insaidagroovesand arranged to clamp the sides of said compartment upondepression; of said member; and a slide arranged at the bottom of eachof said grooves to project slightly from the lower edge. of said.member, said. slides being; provided with cam members engaging saidclamping cams to throw them into initial engagement with the sides ofsaid compartment upon depression, of: said member, substantially asdescribed. v 3. In combination, a com'part'ment provided, withIT-grooves in its sides; blocks slidable in said grooves; a memberextending across said compartment and provided with grooves in its ends,said blocks being notched to engage with the sides of said grooves; anotch in the lower portion. of a wall of each of said grooves arrangedto permit the passage of said. blocks; eccentric Copies: of this'patentmay be obtained for clamping cams pivoted in said grooves and arrangedto clamp the sides ofsaid com;

partment upon depression of said men1ber';' and a slide arranged at thebottom of each of said grooves to project slightly from the lower edgeof 'said'member, said slides being provided with cam membersengagingsaid clamping cams to throw them into it al engagement with the sides ofsaid compartment upon depression of said member,

' substantially as described: e 4;; In combination, ajco'inpartment; amember extending across said, compartment and: freely "adjustabletherein clampin g means OIL-SililCl member arranged normally out ofengagement with a sideof the compartment; and: mean-sprotruding from oneedge of said member arranged, to throw said clamping means intooperative engagement with the corresponding side of said compartment asdcscribediz V In combination, a compartment ;a member extending acrosssaid compartment and. freely adjustable therein ;;an eccentric clamping;camon said member arranged normally out of engagement with a side of thecom partm'ent; and means protruding y from 'one edge: of said memberarrangedto throw said clamping cam' into: operative engagement with thecorresponding side of saidcoin partment uponi contact with another,side, substantially as described 6. In combination, a compartment; amember extending across said compartment and upon contact withanother side,substantially freely'adljustable therein; clamping; means on said memberarranged normally out of engagement with. a side of the compartment ;1and means on said. member arranged to contact with a side ofsaidcompartment during name. to thisspecification in the presence or;

twosubscribing witnesses.

I BRAYTON G. RICHARDS.

-'Witnesses: i 7

ARTHUR A.. OLsoN,

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